New Jersey Governor will be sending the New Jersey State Police to help and preparing their National Guard ASAP to help out in DC should they be needed.
On PBS, republican has accused Trump of treason. 5:58 EST
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Unfortunately, this woman has died.
Woman shot inside Capitol has died
A woman who was shot inside the Capitol has died, several law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News ob Wednesday.
Police earlier had confirmed that one person was shot inside the U.S. Capitol building, but officials did not know details about the circumstances. Several other people, including a police officer, were injured and taken to a hospital after a mob overtook the Capitol.
Authorities have not identified the woman who died. A woman covered in blood was seen on video being treated for an unknown injury as paramedics moved her on a stretcher out of the building.
Live Updates: Capitol Is Deemed Secure, Hours After Mob Stormed In to Halt Electoral Count
The Capitol building was cleared, with senators and members of the House evacuated, after protesters disrupted Congress’s debate of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
An explosive device was found at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington and the nearby headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package on Wednesday, according to three people briefed on the discoveries.
The device that was found at the R.N.C. was a pipe bomb that was successfully destroyed by a bomb squad, according to an official for the R.N.C.
The package at the D.N.C. has yet to be identified, according to a top Democrat briefed on the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
The R.N.C. and D.N.C. are headquartered just a few blocks away from the U.S. Capitol, which Mr. Trump’s supporters stormed on Wednesday afternoon soon as Congress had gathered to certify President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory and shortly after the president addressed the crowd near the White House.
As a mob breached the Capitol, Vice President Mike Pence was rushed from the Senate chamber and the building was placed on lockdown. Shortly after, Mr. Trump tweeted that Mr. Pence “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done” because he did not try to reject the electors.
The National Guard for Washington and Virginia was activated Wednesday afternoon to respond to the unrest.
Radio Reporter April Ryan reporting…
GOP trying to persuade Trump loyalists to abandon challenge to Biden?s win - The Washington Post
Republican lawmakers are pressing the Trump loyalists in their party to abandon their objections to President-elect Joe Biden’s win as lawmakers huddle in an undisclosed location Wednesday afternoon to wait out the siege of the Capitol, according to multiple people familiar with the effort.
The intervention from Republicans is focused on the GOP lawmakers who have been spearheading the electoral college challenges, including Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Ted Cruz (Tex.). Republicans eager to end the standoff are exerting similar pressure on the president’s supporters in the House, as leaders try to work out how they can bring the certification process to a swift end, while lawmakers remain unable to reenter the Capitol.
According to one person familiar with the objectors’ thinking, the effort is working. Trump’s supporters are acutely aware, the person said, that it would be untenable to continue their objections once the session is resumed, even if they have yet to admit it and formally withdraw their complaints
The individual spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk frankly about private discussions.
Aides to Hawley and Cruz, however, have not answered queries about whether they plan to continue their objections.
YouTube, Facebook and Twitter squelch Trump’s video on Capitol breach
Social media companies faced fresh calls to suspend or remove Trump amid Wednesday’s unrest, which caused Capitol Hill to go into lockdown.
I do not see this happening, but this is being called for.
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MSNBC has been talking to congresspeople like Rep. Grace Weng who were trapped all over the building.
She was caught in an office and had to barricade it, turn off the lights, and hope nobody tried to break in.
She texted her family. There are stories like this all over the building from MoC and those working for them.
The Capitol Police were pretty lax seeing who was coming in to attack the Congress. Steve Schmidt (LincolnProject) asks why were they were so accommodating.
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Trump Shouldn’t Get 14 More Days In Office. Invoke The 25th Amendment Now
This is why we are angry at the police. There were black and other minority workers in the capitol building who were unaccounted for for some time, and serious worries for their safety, and the police let them in!
Today put the WTF definitively into WTF Happened today?